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submitting information or transacting
business electronically to the maximum
extent possible.
The AMS is committed to complying
with the E-Government Act, to promote
the use of the Internet and other
information technologies to provide
increased opportunities for citizen
access to Government information and
services, and for other purposes.
E. General Notice of Public Rulemaking
This proposed rule reflects
recommendations submitted to the
Secretary by the NOSB for the
continuation of 166 exemptions and
prohibitions contained on the National
List of Allowed and Prohibited
Substances. This proposed rule also
reflects recommendations by the NOSB
to discontinue 3 exemptions contained
on the National List. A 60-day period for
interested persons to comment on this
rule is provided.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 205
Administrative practice and
procedure, Agriculture, Animals,
Archives and records, Imports, Labeling,
Organically produced products, Plants,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Seals and insignia, Soil
conservation.
For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, 7 CFR part 205, Subpart G is
proposed to be amended as follows:
PART 205—NATIONAL ORGANIC
PROGRAM
1. The authority citation for 7 CFR
part 205 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6501–6522.
2. Section 205.603 is revised to read
as follows:
§ 205.603 Synthetic substances allowed
for use in organic livestock production.
In accordance with restrictions
specified in this section the following
synthetic substances may be used in
organic livestock production:
(a) As disinfectants, sanitizer, and
medical treatments as applicable.
(1) Alcohols.
(i) Ethanol—disinfectant and sanitizer
only, prohibited as a feed additive.
(ii) Isopropanol—disinfectant only.
(2) Aspirin—approved for health care
use to reduce inflammation.
(3) Biologics—Vaccines.
(4) Chlorhexidine—Allowed for
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surgical procedures conducted by a
veterinarian. Allowed for use as a teat
dip when alternative germicidal agents
and/or physical barriers have lost their
effectiveness.
(5) Chlorine materials—disinfecting
and sanitizing facilities and equipment.
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Residual chlorine levels in the water
shall not exceed the maximum residual
disinfectant limit under the Safe
Drinking Water Act.
(i) Calcium hypochlorite.
(ii) Chlorine dioxide.
(iii) Sodium hypochlorite.
(6) Electrolytes—without antibiotics.
(7) Glucose.
(8) Glycerine—Allowed as a livestock
teat dip, must be produced through the
hydrolysis of fats or oils.
(9) Hydrogen peroxide.
(10) Iodine.
(11) Magnesium sulfate.
(12) Oxytocin—use in postparturition
therapeutic applications.
(13) Paraciticides. Ivermectin—
prohibited in slaughter stock, allowed in
emergency treatment for dairy and
breeder stock when organic system
plan-approved preventive management
does not prevent infestation. Milk or
milk products from a treated animal
cannot be labeled as provided for in
subpart D of this part for 90 days
following treatment. In breeder stock,
treatment cannot occur during the last
third of gestation if the progeny will be
sold as organic and must not be used
during the lactation period for breeding
stock.
(14) Phosphoric acid—allowed as an
equipment cleaner, Provided, That, no
direct contact with organically managed
livestock or land occurs.
(b) As topical treatment, external
parasiticide or local anesthetic as
applicable. (1) Copper sulfate.
(2) Iodine.
(3) Lidocaine—as a local anesthetic.
Use requires a withdrawal period of 90
days after administering to livestock
intended for slaughter and 7 days after
administering to dairy animals.
(4) Lime, hydrated—as an external
pest control, not permitted to cauterize
physical alterations or deodorize animal
wastes.
(5) Mineral oil—for topical use and as
a lubricant.
(6) Procaine—as a local anesthetic,
use requires a withdrawal period of 90
days after administering to livestock
intended for slaughter and 7 days after
administering to dairy animals.
(c) As feed supplements. None.
(d) As feed additives.
(1) DL-Methionine, DL-Methionine-
hydroxy analog, and DL-Methionine-
hydroxy analog calcium—for use only
in organic poultry production until
October 21, 2008.
(2) Trace minerals, used for
enrichment or fortification when FDA
approved.
(3) Vitamins, used for enrichment or
fortification when FDA approved.
(e) As synthetic inert ingredients as
classified by the Environmental
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Protection Agency (EPA), for use with
nonsynthetic substances or a synthetic
substances listed in this section and
used as an active pesticide ingredient in
accordance with any limitations on the
use of such substances.
(1) EPA List 4—Inerts of Minimal
Concern.
(2) [Reserved]
(f) through (z) [Reserved]
§ 205.605 [Amended]
3. In § 205.605, the substance ‘‘colors,
nonsynthetic sources only’’ is removed
from paragraph (a) and the substance
‘‘Potassium tartrate made from tartaric
acid’’ is removed from paragraph (b).
Dated: February 28, 2007.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA–2007–27359; Directorate
Identifier 2006–NM–042–AD]
RIN 2120–AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing
Model 747–100, 747–100B, 747–200B,
747–200C, 747–200F, 747–300, 747SR,
and 747SP Series Airplanes
AGENCY: Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a
new airworthiness directive (AD) for
certain Boeing Model 747–100, 747–
100B, 747–200B, 747–200C, 747–200F,
747–300, 747SR, and 747SP series
airplanes. This proposed AD would
require repetitive high frequency eddy
current inspections for cracks of the
fuselage skin at stringer 5 left and right
between stations 340 and 350, and
corrective actions if necessary. This
proposed AD results from reports of
fatigue cracks in the fuselage skin near
stringer 5 between stations 340 and 350.
We are proposing this AD to detect and
correct fatigue cracking of the fuselage
skin near stringer 5. Cracks in this area
could join together and result in in-
flight depressurization of the airplane.
DATES: We must receive comments on
this proposed AD by April 20, 2007.
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ADDRESSES: Use one of the following
addresses to submit comments on this
proposed AD.
• DOT Docket Web site: Go to http://
dms.dot.gov and follow the instructions
for sending your comments
electronically.
• Government-wide rulemaking Web
site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov
and follow the instructions for sending
your comments electronically.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building,
Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on
the plaza level of the Nassif Building,
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Contact Boeing Commercial
Airplanes, P.O. Box 3707, Seattle,
Washington 98124–2207, for the service
information identified in this proposed
AD.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ivan
Li, Aerospace Engineer, Airframe
Branch, ANM–120S, FAA, Seattle
Aircraft Certification Office, 1601 Lind
Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington
98057–3356; telephone (425) 917–6437;
fax (425) 917–6590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
We invite you to submit any relevant
written data, views, or arguments
regarding this proposed AD. Send your
comments to an address listed in the
ADDRESSES section. Include the docket
number ‘‘FAA–2007–27359; Directorate
Identifier 2006–NM–042–AD’’ at the
beginning of your comments. We
specifically invite comments on the
overall regulatory, economic,
environmental, and energy aspects of
the proposed AD. We will consider all
comments received by the closing date
and may amend the proposed AD in
light of those comments.
We will post all comments we
receive, without change, to http://
dms.dot.gov, including any personal
information you provide. We will also
post a report summarizing each
substantive verbal contact with FAA
Airplane group Airplane condition
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Group 1 ............. Fewer than 16,000 total flight cy-
cles.
16,000 or more total flight cycles
Group 2 ............. Fewer than 20,000 total flight
cycle.
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personnel concerning this proposed AD.
Using the search function of that web
site, anyone can find and read the
comments in any of our dockets,
including the name of the individual
who sent the comment (or signed the
comment on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
19477–78), or you may visit http://
dms.dot.gov.
Examining the Docket
You may examine the AD docket on
the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov, or in
person at the Docket Management
Facility office between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. The Docket
Management Facility office (telephone
(800) 647–5227) is located on the plaza
level of the Nassif Building at the DOT
street address stated in the ADDRESSES
section. Comments will be available in
the AD docket shortly after the Docket
Management System receives them.
Discussion
We have received a report indicating
that, during inspections on certain
Boeing Model 747 airplanes, four
operators found fatigue cracks in the
fuselage skin at stringer 5, between
stations 340 and 350. The airplanes had
flown 18,000 to 20,000 total flight
cycles. The cracks that were found
ranged in length from a single crack of
0.25 inch to multiple cracks that were
equivalent to a 10-inch long crack. Skin
cracks in this area could join together
and result in in-flight depressurization
of the airplane.
Other Relevant Rulemaking
On January 16, 1990, we issued AD
90–06–06, amendment 39–6490 (55 FR
8374, March 7, 1990), for certain Boeing
Model 747 series airplanes. That AD
requires the incorporation of certain
structural modifications (reference
Boeing Service Bulletin 747–53–2272,
Revision 12, dated December 22, 1988,
identified in Boeing Document No. D6–
35999). We issued that AD to prevent
structural failure of the affected
COMPLIANCE TIMES FOR HFEC INSPECTIONS
Initial compliance time
(whichever occurs later)
Before accumulating 16,000 total flight cycles or within 2,000
flight cycles 1.
Before accumulating 18,000 total flight cycles or within 250 flight
cycles 1.
Before accumulating 20,000 total flight cycles or within 2,000
flight cycles 1.
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airplanes. One of the required
modifications of AD 90–06–06 ends the
repetitive inspections of certain
structures that would also be required
by this proposed AD.
On April 1, 2005, we issued AD 2005–
08–01, amendment 39–14053 (70 FR
18290, April 11, 2005), for certain
Boeing Model 747 series airplanes. That
AD requires repetitive inspections;
repetitive external detailed inspections
for cracks or loose or missing fasteners
of certain body skin on the left and right
sides of the airplane; an internal
detailed inspection for cracking of
certain left- and right-side frames and
adjacent skin; repetitive high-frequency
eddy current (HFEC) inspections of
certain body frames between certain
body stations; and repairs if necessary.
We issued that AD to detect and correct
fatigue cracks in the body frames, skin,
and other internal structures in fuselage
section 41, which could lead to rapid
decompression and loss of the structural
integrity of the airplane. Paragraph (s) of
AD 2005–08–01 refers to Boeing Service
Bulletin 747–53–2272, dated January 12,
1987, and any revision through Revision
18, dated May 16, 2002, as the
appropriate source of service
information for accomplishing the
terminating action described in that AD.
That terminating action ends the
repetitive inspections of certain
structures that would also be required
by this proposed AD.
Relevant Service Information
We have reviewed Boeing Alert
Service Bulletin 747–53A2542, dated
February 16, 2006 (referred to hereafter
as ‘‘the alert service bulletin’’). For
airplanes that do not have external skin
doublers installed around the left- and
right-side Number 3 flight deck
windows in accordance with Boeing
Service Bulletin 747–53–2272, the alert
service bulletin describes procedures for
repetitive HFEC inspections for cracks
of the external surface of the fuselage
skin at stringer 5 left and right, between
stations 340 and 350. The alert service
bulletin specifies that the HFEC
inspections be done at the compliance
times specified in the following table.
Repetitive interval
(not to exceed)
4,000 flight cycles.
None.
4,000 flight cycles.
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COMPLIANCE TIMES FOR HFEC INSPECTIONS—Continued
Airplane group Airplane condition
20,000 or more total flight cycles
1 After the date on the alert service bulletin.
The alert service bulletin also
describes corrective actions to be done
if any crack is found. If the total length
of all cracks found is less than 1.0 inch,
corrective actions include stop drilling
the crack or cracks; and, either installing
external skin doublers around the
Number 3 flight deck window, or
installing a temporary external
structural repair manual (SRM) skin
repair. If the total length of all cracks
found is 1.0 inch or longer, corrective
actions include trimming the cracked
area of skin and installing a filler; and,
either installing external skin doublers
around the Number 3 flight deck
window and installing a tripler, or
installing a temporary external SRM
skin repair. The alert service bulletin
specifies that the corrective actions
should be done before further flight. The
alert service bulletin refers to Boeing
Service Bulletin 747–53–2272 (currently
at Revision 18, dated May 16, 2002) as
an additional source of service
information for installing the external
skin doublers around the left- and right-
side Number 3 flight deck windows.
For Group 2 airplanes only: The alert
service bulletin describes installing
external skin doublers around the left-
and right-side Number 3 flight deck
windows before accumulating 24,000
total flight cycles or within 250 flight
cycles after the effective date of the alert
service bulletin, whichever occurs later.
This constitutes terminating action for
the repetitive HFEC inspections
specified in this NPRM.
For Group 1 airplanes only: AD 90–
06–06 requires installation of external
skin doublers around the Number 3
flight deck windows in accordance with
Boeing Service Bulletin 747–53–2272,
Revision 12, dated December 22, 1988,
at or before 20,000 total flight cycles.
This constitutes terminating action for
the repetitive HFEC inspections
specified in this NPRM.
Accomplishing the actions specified
in the service information is intended to
adequately address the unsafe
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condition.
FAA’s Determination and Requirements
of the Proposed AD
We have evaluated all pertinent
information and identified an unsafe
condition that is likely to exist or
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Initial compliance time
(whichever occurs later)
Before accumulating 22,000 total flight cycles or within 250 flight
cycles 1.
develop on other airplanes of this same
type design. For this reason, we are
proposing this AD, which would require
accomplishing the actions specified in
the service information described
previously, except as discussed under
‘‘Difference Between the Proposed AD
and Alert Service Bulletin.’’
Difference Between the Proposed AD
and Alert Service Bulletin
The alert service bulletin specifies to
contact the manufacturer for
instructions on how to repair certain
conditions, but this proposed AD would
require repairing those conditions in
one of the following ways:
• Using a method that we approve; or
• Using data that meet the
certification basis of the airplane, and
that have been approved by an
Authorized Representative for the
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Delegation Option Authorization
Organization whom we have authorized
to make those findings.
Clarification of Reporting
Although the alert service bulletin
discusses reporting inspection results,
the Accomplishment Instructions of the
alert service bulletin do not specify
sending such a report to Boeing. This
proposed AD would not require such
reporting.
Costs of Compliance
There are about 281 airplanes of the
affected design in the worldwide fleet.
This proposed AD would affect about 92
airplanes of U.S. registry. The proposed
inspection would take about 4 work
hours per airplane, at an average labor
rate of $80 per work hour. Based on
these figures, the estimated cost of the
proposed inspection for U.S. operators
is $29,440, or $320 per airplane, per
inspection cycle.
For Group 2 airplanes (about 4 of U.S.
registry), the mandatory terminating
action for the repetitive inspections
would take about 1,240 work hours, at
an average labor rate of $80 per work
hour. The manufacturer states that it
will supply required parts to the
operators at no cost. Based on these
figures, the estimated cost of the
terminating action for U.S. operators is
$396,800, or $99,200 per airplane.
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Repetitive interval
(not to exceed)
None.
Authority for This Rulemaking
Title 49 of the United States Code
specifies the FAA’s authority to issue
rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I,
Section 106, describes the authority of
the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more
detail the scope of the Agency’s
authority.
We are issuing this rulemaking under
the authority described in Subtitle VII,
Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701,
‘‘General requirements.’’ Under that
section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in
air commerce by prescribing regulations
for practices, methods, and procedures
the Administrator finds necessary for
safety in air commerce. This regulation
is within the scope of that authority
because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on
products identified in this rulemaking
action.
Regulatory Findings
We have determined that this
proposed AD would not have federalism
implications under Executive Order
13132. This proposed AD would not
have a substantial direct effect on the
States, on the relationship between the
National Government and the States, or
on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
For the reasons discussed above, I
certify that the proposed regulation:
1. Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ under Executive Order 12866;
2. Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under the
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures
(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and
3. Will not have a significant
economic impact, positive or negative,
on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act.
We prepared a regulatory evaluation
of the estimated costs to comply with
this proposed AD and placed it in the
AD docket. See the ADDRESSES section
for a location to examine the regulatory
evaluation.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation
safety, Safety.
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The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, under the authority
delegated to me by the Administrator,
the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part
39 as follows:
PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS
DIRECTIVES
1. The authority citation for part 39
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
§ 39.13 [Amended]
2. The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) amends § 39.13
by adding the following new
airworthiness directive (AD):
Boeing: Docket No. FAA–2007–27359;
Directorate Identifier 2006–NM–042–AD.
Comments Due Date
(a) The FAA must receive comments on
this AD action by April 20, 2007.
Affected ADs
(b) AD 90–06–06, amendment 39–6490,
paragraph A., requires installation of external
skin doublers in the area near the flight deck
windows for Group 1 airplanes, which ends
the repetitive high-frequency eddy current
(HFEC) inspections required by this AD only
for those airplanes. Installing external skin
doublers as required by paragraph (g) of this
AD ends certain repetitive inspections of the
fuselage skin required by paragraph (f) of AD
2005–08–01, amendment 39–14053, only for
the area near the flight deck windows
modified by the external skin doublers.
Applicability
(c) This AD applies to Boeing Model 747–
100, 747–100B, 747–200B, 747–200C, 747–
200F, 747–300, 747SR, and 747SP series
airplanes, certificated in any category; as
identified in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin
747–53A2542, dated February 16, 2006.
Unsafe Condition
(d) This AD results from reports of fatigue
cracks in the fuselage skin near stringer 5
between body stations 340 and 350. We are
issuing this AD to detect and correct fatigue
cracking of the fuselage skin near stringer 5.
Cracks in this area could join together and
result in in-flight depressurization of the
airplane.
Compliance
(e) You are responsible for having the
actions required by this AD performed within
the compliance times specified, unless the
actions have already been done.
Inspections and Corrective Actions
(f) For any airplane that has not had
external skin doublers installed around the
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left- or right-side Number 3 flight deck
window in accordance with Boeing Service
Bulletin 747–53–2272, Revision 18, dated
May 16, 2002, or an earlier revision: Do the
applicable actions described in paragraphs
(f)(1) and (f)(2) of this AD. Do all the actions
in and in accordance with the
Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert
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Service Bulletin 747–53A2542, dated
February 16, 2006. Do the actions at the
compliance times specified in paragraph 1.E.,
‘‘Compliance,’’ of Boeing Alert Service
Bulletin 747–53A2542, dated February 16,
2006, on the side(s) of the airplane on which
the doubler installation has not been done;
except where the service bulletin specifies
compliance times after the date on the
service bulletin, this AD requires compliance
times after the effective date of this AD.
Installing external skin doublers around the
left- or right-side Number 3 flight deck
windows in accordance with Boeing Service
Bulletin 747–53–2272, Revision 18, or an
earlier revision; ends the repetitive HFEC
inspections required by this paragraph on the
side of the airplane on which the doubler is
installed. After the effective date of this AD,
only Boeing Service Bulletin 747–53–2272,
Revision 18, may be used to install the
external skin doublers around the left- and
right-side Number 3 flight deck windows.
(1) Do a HFEC inspection for cracks of the
fuselage skin at stringer 5, between body
stations 340 and 350; and do all applicable
corrective actions before further flight.
(2) Repeat the HFEC inspection thereafter
at the applicable interval specified in
paragraph 1.E. of Boeing Alert Service
Bulletin 747–53A2542.
Terminating Action
(g) For Group 2 airplanes only: Before
accumulating 24,000 total flight cycles, or
within 250 flight cycles after the effective
date of the AD, whichever occurs later,
install external skin doublers around the left-
and right-side Number 3 flight deck
windows; in accordance with Boeing Service
Bulletin 747–53–2272, Revision 17, dated
November 18, 1999; or Revision 18, dated
May 16, 2002. After the effective date of this
AD, only Boeing Service Bulletin 747–53–
2272, Revision 18, may be used to
accomplish the doubler installation around
the left- and right-side Number 3 flight deck
windows. Accomplishing this action ends
the repetitive inspections required by
paragraph (f) of this AD.
Alternative Methods of Compliance
(AMOCs)
(h)(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft
Certification Office (ACO), FAA, has the
authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if
requested in accordance with the procedures
found in 14 CFR 39.19.
(2) Before using any AMOC approved in
accordance with § 39.19 on any airplane to
which the AMOC applies, notify the
appropriate principal inspector in the FAA
Flight Standards Certificate Holding District
Office.
(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable
level of safety may be used for any repair
required by this AD, if it is approved by an
Authorized Representative for the Boeing
Commercial Airplanes Delegation Option
Authorization Organization who has been
authorized by the Manager, Seattle ACO, to
make those findings. For a repair method to
be approved, the repair must meet the
certification basis of the airplane, and the
approval must specifically refer to this AD.
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Issued in Renton, Washington, on February
23, 2007.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate,
Aircraft Certification Service.
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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA–2006–25658; Directorate
Identifier 2006–NM–054–AD]
RIN 2120–AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model
A318, A319, A320, and A321 Airplanes
AGENCY: Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Supplemental notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM);
reopening of comment period.
SUMMARY: The FAA is revising an earlier
NPRM for an airworthiness directive
(AD) that applies to certain Airbus
Model A318, A319, A320, and A321
airplanes. The original NPRM would
have superseded an existing AD that
currently requires repetitive detailed
inspections of the inboard flap
trunnions for any wear marks and of the
sliding panels for any cracking at the
long edges, and corrective actions if
necessary. The original NPRM proposed
to add airplanes to the applicability in
the existing AD and change the
inspection type. The original NPRM
resulted from a determination that
certain airplanes must be included in
the applicability of the AD, and that the
inspection type must be revised. This
new action revises the original NPRM
by including airplanes that were
inadvertently excluded from the
applicability. We are proposing this
supplemental NPRM to detect and
correct wear of the inboard flap
trunnions, which could lead to loss of
flap surface control and consequently
result in the flap detaching from the
airplane. A detached flap could result in
damage to the tail of the airplane.
DATES: We must receive comments on
this supplemental NPRM by April 2,
2007.
ADDRESSES: Use one of the following
addresses to submit comments on this
proposed AD.
• DOT Docket web site: Go to
http://dms.dot.gov and follow the
instructions for sending your comments
electronically.
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